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The Trump administration unveiled long-awaited biofuels blending standards, imposing a stronger mandate than a plan proposed last year in a further show of support for producers and American farmers. The rule requires refiners to mix a record 25.82 ...
Soybeans are set to benefit from shifting biofuels tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act, with increased demand expected as fuel mandates grow. Enacted in August 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) restructured biofuels tax credits in three ...
WASHINGTON — The center of the U.S. will be well represented on the Congressional Biofuels Caucus. Reps. Julie Fedorchak (R-N.D.), Adrian Smith (R-Neb.), Angie Craig (D-Minn.), Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), and Nikki Budzinski (D-Ill.
Following record droughts across the United States the benefits of the ethanol subsidy were once again hotly debated and biofuels in general found themselves generating quite a few unflattering headlines. But as always the mainstream media overreacted and ...
At Commodity Classic this week, the biofuels debate moved from Washington talking points to farm-gate math. With EPA’s proposed Renewable Volume Obligations now sitting at the White House for review, the outcome is poised to ripple through soybean oil ...
The borders of the Corn Belt have always been fuzzy. The sprawling patchwork of cornfields that spreads across the Midwestern United States is one of the most productive agricultural regions on Earth. Over 36 percent of the world’s corn comes from the US ...
When I became involved in the American Biofuels Council three years ago, the push for biofuels was at its highest point in the technology hype cycle. Now, in Arizona, under the aegis of the Desert Biofuels Initiative, a non-profit social venture advancing ...
THE DRUMBEAT in favor of biofuels has only increased since President George W. Bush's 2007 State of the Union address calling for a 20% cut in gasoline use, much of it to be replaced with alternative fuels such as biofuels. Indeed, industry has begun ...
Biofuels made from algae are gaining attention as a domestic source of renewable fuel. However, with current technologies, scaling up production of algal biofuels to meet even 5 percent of U.S. transportation fuel needs could create unsustainable demands ...
Recent ABFC members include (listed alphabetically):